Friendly League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saif Abo Al Hasan started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Tiit Kääpa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harkujärve JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiit Kääpa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mortada Al Ansari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 3rd minute, Janno Arumäe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mortada Al Ansari was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mortada Al Ansari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvo Laaneoks in the 7th minute of play. Golden Tigers's Khalaf Kakoli got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mortada Al Ansari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janno Arumäe in the 17th minute of the match. Golden Tigers's Mortada Al Ansari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerd Öpik in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Gerd Öpik came free, but Mortada Al Ansari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Janno Arumäe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mortada Al Ansari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the game, Gerd Öpik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harkujärve JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. A collision led to Harkujärve JK getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Gerd Öpik hit a great ball. Hardi Rahumets kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. The supporters of Harkujärve JK booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sari Al Rifaee didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Tigers's zone, Janno Arumäe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mortada Al Ansari came out of the goal and Janno Arumäe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute Tiit Kääpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mortada Al Ansari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saif Abo Al Hasan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Silver Saluste tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerd Öpik was shown his second yellow card after 41 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Janno Arumäe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Silver Saluste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalaf Kakoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Saif Abo Al Hasan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Saluste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Janno Arumäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mortada Al Ansari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute Khalaf Kakoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Saluste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hardi Rahumets could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Mortada Al Ansari made a huge save. In the 69th minute, Aqel Al Hindi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 72nd minute Khalaf Kakoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Saluste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saif Abo Al Hasan in the 73rd minute of play. Golden Tigers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Shaker Hayat in the 75th minute. Silver Saluste showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shehab Abol in the 76th minute of the match. Arvo Laaneoks received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mortada Al Ansari came out and tried to block the shot, but Arvo Laaneoks slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 79th minute. In the 87th minute, Khalaf Kakoli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silver Saluste was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Saif Abo Al Hasan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Harkujärve JK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.